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Antonyms for deck

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dek
Phonetic Transcription : dɛk

Definition of deck

Origin :
  • "covering over part of a ship," mid-15c., perhaps a shortening of Middle Low German verdeck (or a related North Sea Germanic word), a nautical word, from ver- "fore" + decken "to cover, put under roof," from Proto-Germanic *thackjam (related to thatch, q.v.).
  • Sense extended early in English from "covering" to "platform of a ship." "Pack of cards" is 1590s, perhaps because they were stacked like decks of a ship. Deck chair (1884) so called because they were used on ocean liners. Tape deck (1949) is in reference to the flat surface of old reel-to-reel tape recorders.
  • verb put on clothing, usually nice
Example sentences :
  • Coming on deck, he saw a figure which seemed familiar to him.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He was already a mile distant from the vessel when Captain Haley came on deck.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Such of the sailors as happened to be on deck shared his feelings.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The island is well enough, but there's nothing like the deck of a good ship.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • As there were no bones broken, I blessed the accident and went on deck.
  • Extract from : « Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • When he reached the deck and wheeled around to look at me you just ought to have seen his face.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Perfect silence on his deck; a loud and insulting shout from the enemy!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • When I opened my eyes, it was so dark I could not see the length of the deck.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I then went on deck, and presently we heard the boat pulling back.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • After that, we were allowed to come on deck singly, only, and then under a sentinel's charge.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for deck

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